Province of Castilla
| Province of Castilla | |||
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 Location of the province in the Arequipa region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Arequipa | ||
| Seat | Aplao | ||
| surface | 6,914.5 km² | ||
| Residents | 33,629 (2017) | ||
| density | 4.9 inhabitants per km² | ||
| founding | March 21, 1854 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ARE | ||
| Website | Municipiocastilla.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Héctor Raúl Cáceres Muñoz (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 15 ° 39 ′ S , 72 ° 22 ′ W
The province of Castilla is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa region in southern Peru . The province, founded on March 21, 1864, was named after Ramón Castilla (1797–1867), a Peruvian military and politician and four-time President of Peru. The province has an area of 6914.48 km². At the 2017 census, 33,629 people lived in the province. In 1993 the population was 36,864, in 2007 38,425. The provincial administration is located in the small town of Aplao .
Geographical location
The province of Castilla is located about 645 km south-southeast of the state capital Lima . It stretches across the Peruvian Western Cordillera and has a longitudinal extension of almost 190 km in NNE-SSW direction. The river Río Camaná (in the middle Río Majes ) crosses the area in a southerly direction. The Coropuna volcano rises on the western provincial border .
The province of Castilla borders in the west on the province Condesuyos , in the east on the province Caylloma and in the south on the province Camaná .
Administrative division
The province of Castilla is divided into 14 districts (distritos) . The Aplao district is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Andagua | Andagua |
| Aplao | Aplao |
| Ayo | Ayo |
| Chachas | Chachas |
| Chilcaymarca | Chilcaymarca |
| Choco | Choco |
| Huancarqui | Huancarqui |
| Machaguay | Machaguay |
| Orcopampa | Orcopampa |
| Pampacolca | Pampacolca |
| Tipán | Tipán |
| Uñón | Uñón |
| Uraca | Corire |
| Viraco | Viraco |
Web links
- Peru: Arequipa region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú